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it does give a real practical relationship between the palestinians and the united nations. the palestinians gain something. they can gain access to u.n. committees, they can use those committees to put pressure on israel, to continue that process of delegitimizing israel. it's important. but on the ground it doesn't really change anything at all. when the vote was held, almost all the palestinians i spoke to said the same thing. this doesn't change anything on the ground. the israelis say the only thing that will change is face-to-face negotiations between the palestinians and israel. the israelis say the path to peace does not go 5,000 miles away through the united nations in new york. it's seven miles between jerusalem and ramallah. let's meet here and talk. >> when you put that in perspective. seven miles. wow. martin fletcher this in tel aviv. thank you so much. >>> now a whopper of a sink hole for number four of our first five web stories. the crater in dover, ohio is reportedly as large as four football field. the department of transportation thinks dredging near a po
it does give a real practical relationship between the palestinians and the united nations. the palestinians gain something. they can gain access to u.n. committees, they can use those committees to put pressure on israel, to continue that process of delegitimizing israel. it's important. but on the ground it doesn't really change anything at all. when the vote was held, almost all the palestinians i spoke to said the same thing. this doesn't change anything on the ground. the israelis say the...
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., russia, the european union and the united nations. prime minister, thanks, as usual, for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> good to see you the other day in jerusalem. let's talk about what's happening in the middle east right now. the u.s., the obama administration, nato now obviously very concerned about the regime of president assad potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas against its own people. here's the question, what is the difference killing civilians in syria with bombs from jet fighters or attack helicopters as opposed to using say poison gas or chemical warfare? >> that's a good question. in one sense in moral terms, there is no difference and almost 40,000 people have died in syria already. but i think the use of chemical weapons and poison gas, i think the fatalities would be very much greater. and it does cross a line. these aren't judgments that you can make in any scientific way. but i think what your administration, the international community is signaling to president assad, if you cross that line, there will
., russia, the european union and the united nations. prime minister, thanks, as usual, for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> good to see you the other day in jerusalem. let's talk about what's happening in the middle east right now. the u.s., the obama administration, nato now obviously very concerned about the regime of president assad potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas against its own people. here's the question, what is the difference killing civilians in syria with...
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the united nations general assembly voted today to recognize palestine as a non- member observer state. the tally was 138 to nine, with 41 abstentions. the u.s. voted no. it came after palestinian president mahmoud abbas appealed to the world body to issue the birth certificate of palestine. >> we did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is israel. rather, we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and this is palestine. >> sreenivasan: palestinians said the vote would strengthen their hand in future peace talks with israel. but the israeli ambassador to the u.n., ron prosor, warned that the palestinians are turning their backs on peace. >> for as long as president abbas prefers symbolism over reality, as long as he prefers to travel to new york for u.n. resolutions rather than travel to jerusalem for genuine dialogue, any hope of peace will be out of reach. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, a bipartisan group of u.s. senators said today they will push to cut off u.s. aid, if the palestinians use their new statu
the united nations general assembly voted today to recognize palestine as a non- member observer state. the tally was 138 to nine, with 41 abstentions. the u.s. voted no. it came after palestinian president mahmoud abbas appealed to the world body to issue the birth certificate of palestine. >> we did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is israel. rather, we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and this...
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that is clear. >> that was the head of the united nations' environment program. now we had a championship talk -- soccer, and last year's champion, chelsea, have crashed out of the competition. >> the londoners' only finished third. chelsea are the first title holders to ever exit the competition at the group's stage. but it was another good night for a german club. >> bayern munich have talked their group. berlin see a finished in second place, following their 1-0 victory -- valencia. she is thousands of years old but still is ageless and beautiful as ever. the bust of the egyptian queen nefertiti was discovered by archaeologists from the royal prussian academy exactly 100 years ago today on december 6, 1912. >> a special exhibit is opening in berlin that traces the discovery of the rare find. years were dedicated digging in the desert sands before efforts were richly rewarded. >> the light falls on her face from different angles, showing the lines of time. a proud queen and a classic beauty. the bust of nefertiti is the star attraction of the museum island in b
that is clear. >> that was the head of the united nations' environment program. now we had a championship talk -- soccer, and last year's champion, chelsea, have crashed out of the competition. >> the londoners' only finished third. chelsea are the first title holders to ever exit the competition at the group's stage. but it was another good night for a german club. >> bayern munich have talked their group. berlin see a finished in second place, following their 1-0 victory --...
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we are broadcasting from doha, qatar, the site of the 18th united nations climate change summit. most issues remain unsolved as negotiators reach a final stretch of the summit. the talks are taking place as the death toll continues to rise in the philippines after tuesday's typhoon. at least 477 people have died and at least a quarter million have been left homeless. for years, scientists have warned about a link between climate change and stronger typhoons. ban ki moon called for world leaders to gather in 2014 to address climate change. >> this climate change issue is not the only one related to environmental ministers. this needs political leadership, president, prime ministers, or kings coming in close consultation with member states of the detonations, i am considering convening world leaders in 2014 to mobilize the political will for a final agreement in 2015. my message today, to everyone here, is it embrace ambition in the negotiations and in the solutions, and let us all reap the benefits of a cleaner and more secure and more sustainable future. >> while the talks in doh
we are broadcasting from doha, qatar, the site of the 18th united nations climate change summit. most issues remain unsolved as negotiators reach a final stretch of the summit. the talks are taking place as the death toll continues to rise in the philippines after tuesday's typhoon. at least 477 people have died and at least a quarter million have been left homeless. for years, scientists have warned about a link between climate change and stronger typhoons. ban ki moon called for world leaders...
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say you hope it will go will you push for recognition if the united nations approved this nonmember state. well after our application for a full membership is still standing it has not been cancelled it has not been rejected and there are many other cases in previous years and decades where full fledged states that are not under occupation as palestine as it took them several months and several attempts to acquire full membership that doesn't really bother us but we are optimistic about is that an overwhelming majority of the international community now stands ready to support our just our peaceful step towards recognition a step that will advance the peace agenda that palestine has committed to itself to for over twenty years and a step that will create the necessary positive momentum to in shrine the two state formula the two state solution that israeli actions on the ground are endangering but is this the right time to seek recognition for the bit with palestine's literally divided between hamas and fatah isn't it better to just reconcile those sides first. well there isn't a bet
say you hope it will go will you push for recognition if the united nations approved this nonmember state. well after our application for a full membership is still standing it has not been cancelled it has not been rejected and there are many other cases in previous years and decades where full fledged states that are not under occupation as palestine as it took them several months and several attempts to acquire full membership that doesn't really bother us but we are optimistic about is that...
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nations susan rice the american ambassador to the united nations after slamming the vote again reiterated the american position that it will not change anything on the ground today grand pronouncements. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that power stein is a state and yet talking to the average israeli on the street largely the response here is muted most israelis i've been talking to are actually by and large ignoring this fundamental and historic occasion which is a far cry from the kind of reaction we witnessing on the streets in palestine oh yes jubilant palestinians have been celebrating a sort of recognition after the un overwhelmingly brought the misstep closer to an independent state activist in filmmaker harry fear explains why the vote was so crucial for them. well this is this there's increased recognition this increase in stages in the united nations is a manifestation of
nations susan rice the american ambassador to the united nations after slamming the vote again reiterated the american position that it will not change anything on the ground today grand pronouncements. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that power stein is a state and yet talking to the...
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. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you need u.n. security council and that won't happen because the u.s. will veto it. the u.s. and israel tried hard to get palestine not to go along with today's vote. but they are now down playing it it doesn't give palestine what it wants. it's quiet this morning outside the u.n. but demonstrators are expected to protest the vote on palestinian recognition. palestinians are seeking status as a nonmember observer. palestinians say they need u.n. recognition of a palestinian state in the west bank in order to get israel back to the negotiating table. the u.s. insists on direct negotiations with israel. >> the path to a two state solution is through jerusalem and ramallah, not new york. >> reporter: they recognized the palestine 1977 borders befo
. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you need u.n. security council and that won't happen because the u.s. will veto it. the u.s. and israel tried hard to get palestine not to go along...
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i have a feeling that susan rice will be national security advisor and you don't need senate confirm ailings foation . >> her job is to represent the united states. >> did she represent the united states when she decided to go on those sunday shows and even though she had read those classified documents, she went and told the story that was not true. did she represent the united states? well, i think the american people can decide that for themselves. i would state that i don't believe she did represent the cause of justice or really give us the truth and information about what we need to know, what we knew at the time to give us some answers about the deaths of four americans. i get, you have such a great gretawire account on twitter. i'm always following you. people who are tweeting you and tweeting me, they're like what's going on with benghazi? why don't we know more about what happened to these people those are four americans dead and we're going other the fiscal cliff. there's still unresolved issues. >> what i don't get is if there are four murders in any town or city in this
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in the united states. you know it's stupid to. do decide to start a war simply. to magically drill into it i think it is the obligation of friendship to say well you're not going to be making decisions for us meanwhile the policy director for the national iranian american council told us the u.s. may find itself drawn into war with iran even against its wishes. whether the us blindly backs israel or follows bibi netanyahu into a military conflict with iran i think that remains to be seen but i would say that the same policies that we've seen the pressure policies some of the lack of flexibility in being able to negotiate has been driven by the influence of hawkish pro israel lobbies in congress and here in washington and that. you know for the u.s. and frankly for israel that is not a policy that is. beneficial to their interests at the end of the day we're faced with either a diplomatic resolution to this standoff or we see the escalating pressure or the escalating antagonism that cannot survive indefinitely that eventually is going to reach a tipping point and
in the united states. you know it's stupid to. do decide to start a war simply. to magically drill into it i think it is the obligation of friendship to say well you're not going to be making decisions for us meanwhile the policy director for the national iranian american council told us the u.s. may find itself drawn into war with iran even against its wishes. whether the us blindly backs israel or follows bibi netanyahu into a military conflict with iran i think that remains to be seen but i...
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nations, despite being discouraged by the united states. for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, it is a moment of diplomatic and political opportunity. tomorrow's vote in the u.n. general assembly. >> we are going tomorrow to the united nations to upgrade the status of palestine to an observer state at the u.n. and this is the first step to accomplish our palestinian rights which we have cemented in >> warner: abbas is seeking recognition of palestine as a non-member observer state encompassing the west bank, gaza and east jerusalem along the pre-1967 war borders. his fatah faction only rules now in part of the west bank. its islamist rival hamas, which advocates violent resistance to israel, controls gaza. after long opposing abbas's u.n. efforts, the militant hamas recently endorsed the move. >> ( translated ): the hamas movement is with all the diplomacy acts that adds to the palestinian victories. we welcome the step for statehood at the united nations but we want it to be through a national program based on the resistance and keeps t
nations, despite being discouraged by the united states. for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, it is a moment of diplomatic and political opportunity. tomorrow's vote in the u.n. general assembly. >> we are going tomorrow to the united nations to upgrade the status of palestine to an observer state at the u.n. and this is the first step to accomplish our palestinian rights which we have cemented in >> warner: abbas is seeking recognition of palestine as a non-member observer...
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the third person joining that meeting was brahimi, the united nations' diplomat, troubleshooter for syria. i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of state clinton warned chemical weapons are the red line on syria. i also want to play something that defense secretary leon panetta had to say in reaction to the reports about the preparation of chemical weapons. let play that and talk about what diplomatic options are left. >> the president of the united states made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be conconsequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. i'm not going to sp
the third person joining that meeting was brahimi, the united nations' diplomat, troubleshooter for syria. i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the...
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nations general assembly that just passed today grand pronouncements will soon see. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed but washington's unflinching support for tel aviv has separated from some of its longtime allies in the un more and more countries are turning their back on decades of negotiations that have led nowhere what has changed has been the continual failure of the us controlled so-called peace process to lead to any kind of end to occupation and what i think was the catalyst here is that political pressure on other matters and on the palestinian authority from their own population from their own people who were saying you know what we've had twenty one years of failed diplomacy we're not looking for twenty two we want something different and that something means a real shift in policy first and foremost the consensus on the international stage is that israel needs to stop building settlements deemed illegal by the un and certainly be international community you know is a horse. a provocation w
nations general assembly that just passed today grand pronouncements will soon see. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed but washington's unflinching support for tel aviv has separated from some of its longtime allies in the un more and more countries are turning their back on decades of negotiations that have led nowhere what has changed has been the continual failure of the us controlled so-called peace process to lead to any kind...
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not through international organizations such as the united nations. though, the u.n. could eventually be helpful once there is a peace. the united states, canada, and very few others here voted in the negative. the palestinians didn't get all the european support they wanted. this morning actually canada is recalling some of its ambassa r ambassadors from new york and in the middle east for consultations probably for security reasons. canada gave a very public opposition speech before this vote. but the -- you mentioned is it symbolic, is it political, what are the significance -- what is it? it could be all of it, because now the palestinians could join international organizations and treaties such as the international criminal court and perhaps challenge and go after and accuse israel for war crimes for any future actions, maybe join aviation treaties, maybe control the water off its coast in the middle east, it's all unclear how far the palestinians want to go now with their upgraded observer state status here, ashleigh? >> so, our man at the u.n. is a woman at the
not through international organizations such as the united nations. though, the u.n. could eventually be helpful once there is a peace. the united states, canada, and very few others here voted in the negative. the palestinians didn't get all the european support they wanted. this morning actually canada is recalling some of its ambassa r ambassadors from new york and in the middle east for consultations probably for security reasons. canada gave a very public opposition speech before this...
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country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor six against and six abstentions and essentially it's calling on israel to join the non proliferation nuclear treaty not as all get it off all countries who do have nuclear arms but who are not recognized by the nonproliferation proliferation treaty these resolutions of the united nations are not legally binding but they are important because they reflect world opinion and they certainly carry political weight so this is something that will make television sit up and take notice what we've witnessed ever since the palestinians went to the united nations last week and were recognized with increased status is a strong reaction from the israeli government the israeli prime minister netanyahu or not that he was approving some three thousand new homes essentially i
country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor six against and six abstentions and essentially it's calling on israel to join the non proliferation nuclear treaty not as all get it off all countries who do...
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and israel, the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state. in the west bank city of ramallah, hundreds celebrated the vote in the main square. the resolution still won't make palestine a nation, but it is a symbolic victory that palestinians home will strengthen their hand in future peace talks. israel strongly objected to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. yesterday u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, said the resolution would only delay the peace process. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership. it does not. this resolution does not establish that palestine is a state. >> a leading concern for israel is that the palestinians could now use the status to access the u.n.'s international criminal court, pressing it to investigate israel's practices in the occupied territories. >>> in washington,
and israel, the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state. in the west bank city of ramallah, hundreds celebrated the vote in the main square. the resolution still won't make palestine a nation, but it is a symbolic victory that palestinians home will strengthen their hand in future peace talks. israel strongly objected to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n....
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nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give policy r.t. tel aviv. well the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians you need that forbid at the u.n. peace negotiations but palestinian government spokesman no odor blames israeli territory expansion for the lack of a solution. the current israeli government on the political scene right now in israel seems to be a lot more interested in investing in the occupation by way of constructing illegal supplements and more bypass roads creating facts on the ground that undermine and eliminate step by step the prospect of having the two state formula actually practicable and you know. logical for implementation this step scares these where you stop listening because it confronts its occupation with the peace agenda that the world adopts malice to me and like all other peoples in the world deserve the freedom of the life of freedom dignity and independence that other peoples enjoy and th
nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give policy r.t. tel aviv. well the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians you need that forbid at the u.n. peace negotiations but palestinian government spokesman no odor blames israeli territory expansion for the lack of a solution. the current israeli government on the political scene right...
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nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there is also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. cuts off its funding to the palestinian authority but of course a lot of. unfold throughout the day as more details are available on this course update our viewers. thank you leave. york. now hundreds of people flooded the streets of ramallah in support of the big submitted by authorities in the west bank the palestinian leadership is optimistic about the outcome despite strong opposition from the u.s. and the gaza based activist harry fear reports on why success at the u.n. is so important to palestinians. here in gaza a lot of significance because the palestinian territories geographically noncontiguous we have the west bank. in the west bank in particular
nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there is also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. cuts off its funding to the palestinian authority but of course a lot of. unfold throughout the day as more details are available on this course...
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the united nations voted to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. this just happened a short time ago. they did vote yes to recognize palestinian statehood. this as violent riots in egypt continue as president mohammed morsi addressed the nation today to try to explain his rationale for morphing into a dictator basically. here's the thing. last week morsi secured a agreement from the international monetary fund for $4 billion in loans. it was a signal that egypt was ready to tackle to economic reform. u.s. pays billions to imf fund and i'm not sure why we should contribute to the loan. joining me is the author of the battle over islam. before we talk about egypt, get you to react to the vote in the u.n. on palestine. tell me what it means? >> if anything the timing is really bizarre, melissa. the u.n. proving how out of touch it is. hamas claiming supposedly victory when israeli finally responded appropriately to having missiles thrown at it for months of the president of egypt claiming egypt was terrorist state and claiming he brought these. state
the united nations voted to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. this just happened a short time ago. they did vote yes to recognize palestinian statehood. this as violent riots in egypt continue as president mohammed morsi addressed the nation today to try to explain his rationale for morphing into a dictator basically. here's the thing. last week morsi secured a agreement from the international monetary fund for $4 billion in loans. it was a signal that egypt was ready to tackle to...
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it's a major -- look, i go to my family reunion, it's like the united nations. i'm going, i don't recognize a lot of these people here. my mom says, no, that's your cousin. really? okay. >> that's a good dialogue to have. >> very talented young woman. >> she can't give it away. abby, no cliff notes. you have to watch sunday. >> i'm not going to tell you. what's wrong with you? 8:00 pm on sunday, our documentary "who is black in america" will air. i'm going to be live, tweeting the show as well, along with russell simmons, who will be tweeting. feel free to join us on twitter as you sit on your couch and watch our doc. >>> still ahead a family that lost everything in superstorm sandy except they didn't lose each other. story of a teenager who bravely jumped into the waters to swim for help, saved his family. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how much is your current phone bill? four sixteen seventy six a month! okay, come with me -- we're gonna save you money. with straight talk at walmart, you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month per ph
it's a major -- look, i go to my family reunion, it's like the united nations. i'm going, i don't recognize a lot of these people here. my mom says, no, that's your cousin. really? okay. >> that's a good dialogue to have. >> very talented young woman. >> she can't give it away. abby, no cliff notes. you have to watch sunday. >> i'm not going to tell you. what's wrong with you? 8:00 pm on sunday, our documentary "who is black in america" will air. i'm going to...
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing frustration on the palestinian street it was a little more than a year ago that a bus but for full u.n. membership but failed young activists like mof muesli. after straighted that things have not changed a lot of people just feel betrayed this is a few this is the feeling of betrayal that's just been hurting us since. last march the main thing that we lost since also we had. to create people in forty years they were like in a way they were you know want people now twenty years after that almost twenty years after that. we have a lot of divisions within the society since the oslo agreement israeli settlemen
palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing...
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nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give policy r.t. tel aviv. where u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians need to be persuaded talks are the only way forward but human rights activist steve hein believes settlement expansion is not the right path towards dialogue and peace. i say it's very important when the u.s. calls these certain expansions illegal when they call them counterproductive we should be using the word illegal because that's very clearly what this act is a further three thousand homes to be built illegally occupied palestinian territory and this is a obstacle to peace if we're serious about a two state solution and if we're serious about moving towards that. there's no way that this assessment expansion can be seen as the any way a move towards getting back on the table and moving towards the peace talks that both sides so desperately need in the latest upsurge in violence there in gaza we've seen docume
nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give policy r.t. tel aviv. where u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians need to be persuaded talks are the only way forward but human rights activist steve hein believes settlement expansion is not the right path towards dialogue and peace. i say it's very important when the u.s. calls these...
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the united nations general assembly excuse me is pressing israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal israel has lashed out against the overwhelming approval of the resolution which calls for international inspectors to be allowed so examine that tomic program its foreign minister subdivided was meaningless the country also rejected a u. one bank conference on a new free middle east israel denies it has nuclear weapons but refuses to provide proof that. doesn't aussie's placea try to lift the veil surrounding israel's atomic program. it's a story that has all the ingredients and intrusion of a hollywood blockbuster nucleus nagging a hollywood producer and then israeli prime minister it's a story that here in tel aviv the authorities don't want to talk about but two israeli americans have put pen to paper it's probably the least best kept secret in the world on center stage is on on mulch and a hollywood producer and israeli undercover agent who is alleged to have smuggled nuclear triggers from the united states into israel a california engineer which had kelly smith says he was recruited by
the united nations general assembly excuse me is pressing israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal israel has lashed out against the overwhelming approval of the resolution which calls for international inspectors to be allowed so examine that tomic program its foreign minister subdivided was meaningless the country also rejected a u. one bank conference on a new free middle east israel denies it has nuclear weapons but refuses to provide proof that. doesn't aussie's placea try to lift the veil...
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nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give pause here r.t. tel aviv no but earlier israeli college lecturer of miri eisin spoke to me she said that thursday's move was directed against israel. the majority of israelis including this government by the way have stated clearly that they'd like to see palestine independent and both of us understand that there is a difference between saying palestine independent and doing it on your own with the united nations without israel as a partner as if saying that the impediment is just the state that's here let's do this hand in hand without negotiations without us as a partner to do a one sided to impose it on israel and they feel the strong need to give a response as an israeli i can say that has to do with domestic politics personally i don't necessarily adhere to that step i think you've heard a lot of criticism here in israel in linking it in such a way that is also about politics but of course israel
nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give pause here r.t. tel aviv no but earlier israeli college lecturer of miri eisin spoke to me she said that thursday's move was directed against israel. the majority of israelis including this government by the way have stated clearly that they'd like to see palestine independent and both of us understand that there...
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nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give the r.t. tel aviv. egypt's you prison court has postponed ruling on the legitimacy of the panel that drafted the country's new constitution after several thousand supporters of president morsi prevented the judges from entering the building morsi has set the date for a referendum on the charter fatigue a week's time and made harsh criticism from opponents who claim the draft undermines basic democratic freedoms artie's tom barton reports from cairo. unrest returns to the streets after the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak after the election that brought in mohamed morsi egypt is in turmoil once again these round the clock protests have been going on for over a week now it resembles early two thousand and eleven when hosni mubarak was removed from power but that was nearly two years ago shouldn't the revolution have ended by now the mood on top risk where became defiant again after last week's to cr
nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give the r.t. tel aviv. egypt's you prison court has postponed ruling on the legitimacy of the panel that drafted the country's new constitution after several thousand supporters of president morsi prevented the judges from entering the building morsi has set the date for a referendum on the charter fatigue a week's...
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jonathan hunt is live today at the united nations. the big question is, will president assad stay and fight? will he seek asylum? >>jonathan: the turks and russians, they are saying they are working on what they call "new ideas to bring an end to the ongoing 20--month-old civil war." they have nut given any ideas or details what those ideas might be but it will revolve around whether president assad has decided he going to live and die in syria and die most likely at the hands of the rebels or whether he can be persuaded to say asylum but that has the u.n. secretary-general having misgivings giving a man who has murdered 40,000 of his own people to give him retirement in a safe and friendly country. >> the united nations must not allow any impunity after gross violation of human rights. he must be held accountable and brought to justice>>jonathan: tf the argument is that any kind of solution that would persuade assad to stand down and end the slaughter of all of those syrian civilians might, actually, be worth considering. >>trace: wh
jonathan hunt is live today at the united nations. the big question is, will president assad stay and fight? will he seek asylum? >>jonathan: the turks and russians, they are saying they are working on what they call "new ideas to bring an end to the ongoing 20--month-old civil war." they have nut given any ideas or details what those ideas might be but it will revolve around whether president assad has decided he going to live and die in syria and die most likely at the hands...
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tracy: it will be an interesting holiday season. 193 countries are meeting in dubai for the united nation's internet conference. new rules are being proposed. the u.s. wants to limit oversight which could be used by countries like china to restrict controls on the internet. they also want to avoid a situation where each country has its own rules, which would make it much harder for companies to do business across the world. dennis: it ain't going to work. it is a quarter till. time for stocks now. let's head down to lauren simonetti. >> let's talk about the healthcare sector. the hospital operator shares are up. announcing a special dividend. the third one. it will be payable by the end of the year. obviously, another company trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. also, let's talk hma. shares are down big time. you know the reason why. allegations that doctors were pressure to admit more patients. they call that report on "60 minutes" inaccurate. they expect more investigations going forward. big losers today. back to you. dennis: thank you. tracy: we are falling a little bit more. with taxes go
tracy: it will be an interesting holiday season. 193 countries are meeting in dubai for the united nation's internet conference. new rules are being proposed. the u.s. wants to limit oversight which could be used by countries like china to restrict controls on the internet. they also want to avoid a situation where each country has its own rules, which would make it much harder for companies to do business across the world. dennis: it ain't going to work. it is a quarter till. time for stocks...
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nations susan rice the american ambassador to the united nations after slamming the vote again reiterated the american position that it will not change anything on the ground to be a grand pronouncements. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that power stein is a state and yet talking to the average israeli on the street largely the response here is muted most israelis i've been talking to are actually biologic nori fundamental and historic occasion which is a far cry from the kind of reaction we witnessing on the streets in how it's fine. to towards the palestinian drive a greater independence has changed in the last year let's take european countries for instance you may recall in twenty eleven palestinians sought and finally received membership in the un's cultural agency unesco then the majority of european states either abstain or reject the bid one of the un vote thursday the czech
nations susan rice the american ambassador to the united nations after slamming the vote again reiterated the american position that it will not change anything on the ground to be a grand pronouncements. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that power stein is a state and yet talking to the...
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the united nations is prepared to vote on whether palestine should receive. observer status as asian if approved it would mean international recognition of the palestinian state and give it additional powers like taking issues to the international criminal court and participating in un general assembly or the us strongly opposes the bid france is already says it will vote in favor of the resolution also has overwhelming support from developing nations spokes person for the palestine national authority says that it's looking likely the motion will be passed. palestine is very optimistic about winning the necessary votes the number of countries that have already co-sponsored the draft resolution surpasses sixty five not mistaken and so the palestinian leadership is pretty certain of success well there isn't a better time to take the step there now after israel's recent most recent assault on the gaza strip all palestinian factions have reached an agreement that this could this should never happen again while palestinians are divided there as you know among the
the united nations is prepared to vote on whether palestine should receive. observer status as asian if approved it would mean international recognition of the palestinian state and give it additional powers like taking issues to the international criminal court and participating in un general assembly or the us strongly opposes the bid france is already says it will vote in favor of the resolution also has overwhelming support from developing nations spokes person for the palestine national...
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vote the palestinians will become nonvoting observer state status at the united nations with borders reverting back to what was originally in place in 1967. now this resolution essentially means that on paper at least, jerusalem is going to be divided and under this resolution, the western wall, one of the holiest sites to jews, on paper be under the control of palestinians. for the most part the government reaction here is to downplay the vote. a spokesman for the prime minister says the u.n. decision is essentially no substitute for negotiations. melissa: the palestinians wake up this morning they will see nothing has really changed and the truth is nothing will change if they continue to boy scout israel and boycott peace talks. bill: israel had threatened heche sanctions if there was a vote. they're taking a more of a wait-and-see attitude. one of the things they want to see if the palestinians go to the international criminal court. bill: thank you. david lee miller reaction from jerusalem, thanks. martha: this is kind of interesting to think about who you would pick for person
vote the palestinians will become nonvoting observer state status at the united nations with borders reverting back to what was originally in place in 1967. now this resolution essentially means that on paper at least, jerusalem is going to be divided and under this resolution, the western wall, one of the holiest sites to jews, on paper be under the control of palestinians. for the most part the government reaction here is to downplay the vote. a spokesman for the prime minister says the u.n....
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nations without israel as a partner as if saying that the impediment is just the state that's here let's do this hand in hand without negotiations without us as a partner to do a one sided to impose it on israel and they feel the strong need to give a response as an israeli i can say that has to do with domestic politics personally i don't necessarily adhere to that stop i think you've heard a lot of criticism here in israel in linking it in such a way but that is also about politics but of course israel maybe not helping the matter could be said on top of the and i was for the settlements israel's also announced it's not going to hold over a hundred million dollars of aid to the palestinians to pay back debts to israeli companies is that really an option when of course you've got the world's largest refugee populations on your doorstep that refugee population is something that needs to be taken care of and the case but i'm looking at these as part of the last four years the decision that was made on thursday from my point of view was an israeli was anti israel not just pro palestinian i
nations without israel as a partner as if saying that the impediment is just the state that's here let's do this hand in hand without negotiations without us as a partner to do a one sided to impose it on israel and they feel the strong need to give a response as an israeli i can say that has to do with domestic politics personally i don't necessarily adhere to that stop i think you've heard a lot of criticism here in israel in linking it in such a way but that is also about politics but of...
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the phrase united nations. thank you. i know the politics on the hard right. ted kennedy, thank you for coming on. thank you, senator kerry. >>> coming up, what a country looks like when its leaders ignore financial problems for too long. greece is the word. we got somebody just back from greece, a greek-american will tell us what it's like over there. it is horrific. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> what's a few million years between friends? anyway, last month republican senator marco rubio punted on the question of how old the earth is, calling it a great mystery. it's not a mystery it's what the potential presidential candidate for 2016 was playing to the large number of evangelicals who believe in the literal truth of the bible. fast forward to today where rubio was given a retake on that pop question by politico's michael len. >> there is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. it's established pretty definitively. at least 4.5 billion years old. i was referring to a theological debat
the phrase united nations. thank you. i know the politics on the hard right. ted kennedy, thank you for coming on. thank you, senator kerry. >>> coming up, what a country looks like when its leaders ignore financial problems for too long. greece is the word. we got somebody just back from greece, a greek-american will tell us what it's like over there. it is horrific. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> what's a few million years between friends? anyway,...
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there has been an effort to enlarge and unite the coalition of free syrian forces, national coalition -- britain has recognized a group. france has recognized a group. it looks like next week the u.s. will recognize it. this will allow us to send more aid primarily humanitarian but also likely given where we are increased military aid to them which is now going through third parties like qatr. the bad news is these groups run the spectrum. they include al-qaeda-like forces. so two of the military bases that have fallen in recent weeks, two rebel forces have fallen to al-qaeda-like militias who have taken over. so unfortunately, what you're likely to see is after assad falls, then the real chaos begins. then you'll see fighting between the militia groups, some of which are definitely opposed to the united states and everything we stand for. >> bill: there is enough of a core, you believe? >> so that's the game right now. can you beef up those? can you increase those. so you actually -- i'm not making this up. you actually have diplomats from europe going to the syrian border, in some c
there has been an effort to enlarge and unite the coalition of free syrian forces, national coalition -- britain has recognized a group. france has recognized a group. it looks like next week the u.s. will recognize it. this will allow us to send more aid primarily humanitarian but also likely given where we are increased military aid to them which is now going through third parties like qatr. the bad news is these groups run the spectrum. they include al-qaeda-like forces. so two of the...